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Evolution of Boston Brace and Boston O&P
1970
M.E. “Bill” Miller founds Boston Brace and comes to Boston at the invitation of Dr. John E. Hall to begin working with him on the scoliosis project.
1972
Miller formally accepts a position providing orthotics and prosthetics services at Children’s Hospital of Boston and continues collaborating with Dr. John E. Hall on a lower-profile scoliosis brace alternative.
1975
Miller and Hall design and patent the Boston Brace system, a thermoplastic TLSO that replaces the high-profile Milwaukee brace with a more discreet under-arm design.
1986
Physical Supports & Central Fab Services: Bill Miller partners with Dave LaFrance to create Physical Supports, a side venture that provides central fabrication services to practitioners across the U.S. using early Boston Brace fabrication and custom modification techniques outside the direct Boston Brace clinical structure.
1980s–1990s
The brace evolves through improved plastics, foam liners, padding strategies, relief zones, and sagittal-plane refinements that improve comfort and corrective control.
2005
Boston Brace implements LEAN manufacturing practices to improve production consistency, quality, and efficiency.
2006
Tom Morrissey becomes President and CEO, guiding the company through modernization and broader clinical growth.
2011
Long-term clinical evidence reinforces the Boston Brace as an effective non-operative treatment for scoliosis curve management.
2014
The company receives a Massachusetts Workforce Training Grant to expand LEAN principles across customer service and clinical operations.
2017
Boston Brace launches Boston Brace 3D®, shifting toward custom CAD/CAM fabrication and 3D digital scanning.
2017
Boston Brace and NOPCO Clinics become Boston Orthotics & Prosthetics, reflecting a broader pediatric orthotics and prosthetics identity.
2018
Boston O&P is recognized as Manufacturer of the Year for its Massachusetts region.
2021–2023
Boston O&P expands its clinic network, including locations supporting Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Yale New Haven Hospital, and moves headquarters from Avon, MA to Stoughton, MA.
2024
OrthoPediatrics acquires Boston O&P/Boston Brace International for an upfront cash payment of $22 million, creating a broader continuum of pediatric orthopedic care from non-operative bracing through surgical treatment when needed.